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there aren't many places to shelter people, the government admits it. most had to ride out the storm wherever they were. there is also a concern for people living in the shantytowns like the ones behind me. and there's a real concern that they could be affected as the rain continues to fall by m mudslides and flash floodings. we'll know more when the workers get out to assess everything. it does seem the conditions were better than many people expected but with the continuing rain, you just don't know. this is a country very vulnerable to rain damage because most of the mountains have been deforested and the rain comes rolling down the mountains and flashflooding has killed thousands of haitians. it's a wait and see here. >> i'll tell you, if that's the case, silver line to this terrible cloud. we'll check in again with you. let's go from there to politics, republican national convention announced a schedule change just ahead of monday night's kickoff. mitt romney's wife ann will speak tuesday night. she was scheduled to speak monday but the three major
there aren't many places to shelter people, the government admits it. most had to ride out the storm wherever they were. there is also a concern for people living in the shantytowns like the ones behind me. and there's a real concern that they could be affected as the rain continues to fall by m mudslides and flash floodings. we'll know more when the workers get out to assess everything. it does seem the conditions were better than many people expected but with the continuing rain, you just...
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ryan has drawn a blueprint of a government that will be absent when people need it the most. the "los angeles times" has an editorial called the paul ryan choice. the board writes ryan is, in other words, quote no sarah palin but ryan is also the symbol of something more. a commitment to a particularly conservative version of a smaller government, a scaled-back safety net and a lower tax burden end quote. and on the daily beast, an op-ed titled be afraid, seniors, how the ryan pick changes the campaign, end quote. clift writes, quote the democrat strategy going forward will be crystal clear. scare seniors into choosing obama. joining me now is craig gilbert, washington bureau chief for the milwaukee journal sentinel. this morning he writes mitt romney has gone bold by choosing paul ryan as his running mate. craig has covered paul ryan for many years. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> craig, let's start with this. you wrote recently, quote, you say, i, that, ryan said this, i hadn't planned on becoming a really high profile, well-known person. it wasn't really my thinki
ryan has drawn a blueprint of a government that will be absent when people need it the most. the "los angeles times" has an editorial called the paul ryan choice. the board writes ryan is, in other words, quote no sarah palin but ryan is also the symbol of something more. a commitment to a particularly conservative version of a smaller government, a scaled-back safety net and a lower tax burden end quote. and on the daily beast, an op-ed titled be afraid, seniors, how the ryan pick...
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romney says the government needs to cut costs. i think this is really simplifying, but in a nutshell, isn't that it? >> it's funny, these both got described in the moment as gaffes, but in fact there were substantive policy underpinning what they both had to say. now, i'm sure the white house would take back the private sector comment in a heartbeat. he didn't mean it was fine, he said it was relative and had to do with the rate of job creation, but you're absolutely right, there are very serious policy differences here, and i think before last tuesday, perhaps they would have tried to minimize them, but after the vote in wisconsin, mitt romney is not going to be apologetic about saying the public sector perhaps needs to be curbed. cutting firefighters and cops has never been popular, but it's not as dangerous as it once was. >> mitt romney's comments, they were all in context of wisconsin and the voters there, knocking public sector employees and unions. are they overinterpreting the wisconsin results? >> yeah, sure they are. the
romney says the government needs to cut costs. i think this is really simplifying, but in a nutshell, isn't that it? >> it's funny, these both got described in the moment as gaffes, but in fact there were substantive policy underpinning what they both had to say. now, i'm sure the white house would take back the private sector comment in a heartbeat. he didn't mean it was fine, he said it was relative and had to do with the rate of job creation, but you're absolutely right, there are very...
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government without making such a big fuss about it. and in many ways, immigration reform on legal entries has already begun to take place. so jorge, we are approaching a year now since osama bin laden was killed. and some of the other concerns was whether terrorists can travel through mexico to make their way here into the u.s. is that something mexican officials are paying close attention to and are they working with u.s. officials on this? i think they have, i think ever since 9/11 there's been incredibly close cooperation between the mexican government and first the bush administration and now the obama administration. to insure that none of that happens. and in fact, it's been more than ten years now. there hasn't been a single incident, not even the suspicion of any kind of terrorist threat, entering the united states through mexico. i think it meeks a lot about the cooperation between between the governments which will go forward, i'm sure, because it's in everybody's interest for this to continue. >> the former foreign minister
government without making such a big fuss about it. and in many ways, immigration reform on legal entries has already begun to take place. so jorge, we are approaching a year now since osama bin laden was killed. and some of the other concerns was whether terrorists can travel through mexico to make their way here into the u.s. is that something mexican officials are paying close attention to and are they working with u.s. officials on this? i think they have, i think ever since 9/11 there's...
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we have in place in these three governments libya, egypt, tunisia, a much more moderate government than people thought we would have months ago. while we do have to come down hard on egypt particularly, that with turkey can become two ba i bastions that can help assume -- that president did not condemn the security of our -- where he didn't protect us, our embassy, but did protect syria's embassy just a week prior. i'm talking about, once more, the right approach of a thoughtful way of carrots and sticks. mr. romney didn't demonstrate that when he not only shot too rationally but he didn't even shoot at the right target. he actually went below his weight. he was punching below it. >> do you think overall though, sir, mitt romney's response puts him in a worse light than president obama whose embassies around the world have become scenes of violent protests, flags being burned, walls breached? >> look, there is no excuse for what has happened. however, mr. romney did not state what president obama has done and even needs to do more. that what we have there in the middle east are nations
we have in place in these three governments libya, egypt, tunisia, a much more moderate government than people thought we would have months ago. while we do have to come down hard on egypt particularly, that with turkey can become two ba i bastions that can help assume -- that president did not condemn the security of our -- where he didn't protect us, our embassy, but did protect syria's embassy just a week prior. i'm talking about, once more, the right approach of a thoughtful way of carrots...
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this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to get on this path. they don't want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy and how much they will have to pay for it. if you don't like it, we're going to tax you. >> the debate rages on at least until friday many you know what happens then. the new jobs numbers for june come out. >> aall like watching those. always something to talk about. mike viqueira, thank you so much. >>> joining me now rachel smoelken and dave weigl. rachel, in your paper, you report there is a handful of republican governors who will resist implementing the health care law. political listing, christie, nikki haley, bobby jindal, scott walker and rick scott. we know from the law they cannot reject the implementation of the affordable care act, so what is theç political gain here? is this all really on the state level? is it really down ballot this argument will be made? >> this is really act of defiance we're seeing by some republican govern
this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to get on this path. they don't want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy and how much they will have to pay for it. if you don't like it, we're going to tax you. >> the debate rages on at least until friday many you know what happens then. the new jobs numbers for june come out. >> aall like watching those. always something to talk about. mike...
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it's about the issues, whose government is it this? the big fat cats, the big corporations, or americans? i think the answer is clear. americans. if you listen to the debates, it's more of the same, over and over and over, and they won't do any of those things. we'll have another failed president. you know why? because they are hooked by the lobbyists. >> presidential candidate, buddy roemer, you may not feel appreciated by those that run the debates, but we appreciate you here. >> thank you. >>> and does military service matter much to voters? you are watching "weekends with alex witt." our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ how about both? with covergirl lashblast fusion. our biggest brush meets our fiberstretch formula f
it's about the issues, whose government is it this? the big fat cats, the big corporations, or americans? i think the answer is clear. americans. if you listen to the debates, it's more of the same, over and over and over, and they won't do any of those things. we'll have another failed president. you know why? because they are hooked by the lobbyists. >> presidential candidate, buddy roemer, you may not feel appreciated by those that run the debates, but we appreciate you here. >>...
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government is able to perform the duties we want it to perform, we should have a smaller federal government, that the government didn't build that for you. >> good point there as well. anne, i'll move on you to at the next topic. surprise nod with "the new york times" endorsing president obama. not so much of surprise. but the "des moines register" endorsing mitt romney, the first time an iowa paper has endorsed a republican for president since 1962, richard nixon. how do you read the endorsement? >> i think surprise is the first word you have to use to describe it although endorsements are typically overrated. they don't, as much as i would like to think that newspapers are all-powerful, i don't think they shift that many votes. but in this case i'm willing to make an exception. this is a very influential paper. will was some discussion about whether it's because mitt romney visited them in person and president obama did it by phone and initially wanted to do some of the conversations off the record. i find that hard to believe having read it. either way to the steth that there may be a ha
government is able to perform the duties we want it to perform, we should have a smaller federal government, that the government didn't build that for you. >> good point there as well. anne, i'll move on you to at the next topic. surprise nod with "the new york times" endorsing president obama. not so much of surprise. but the "des moines register" endorsing mitt romney, the first time an iowa paper has endorsed a republican for president since 1962, richard nixon. how...
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it wasn't just keeping the south in the union, it was keeping idea alive that ordinary people could govern themselves. and winning the war, ending slavery, and keeping that union did all three of those things. . >> well, doris, are you going to buy a ferrari, hang out with brad and angie? >> i put them down here, i forgot to put them on. >> oh, okay. there we go. hollywood doris. >> it's a fabulous book, fabulous movie. thanks to daniel day lewis. i feel like i know lincoln the man. probably not like you do. >> without question. that love is back in my life. >> well, we can't wait for "teddy," but that'll be for another conversation. thank you, doris. >> thanks, alex. >>> the economy and why it may be in better shape than you think. i was once used for small jobs. and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but with mr. clean's new select-a-size magic eraser, he can take on any size job. at least we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. what are you, scared? [ dog barks ] aah! oh! [ male announcer ] new mr. clean select-a-size magic eraser. why use temporary treatments when you can pre
it wasn't just keeping the south in the union, it was keeping idea alive that ordinary people could govern themselves. and winning the war, ending slavery, and keeping that union did all three of those things. . >> well, doris, are you going to buy a ferrari, hang out with brad and angie? >> i put them down here, i forgot to put them on. >> oh, okay. there we go. hollywood doris. >> it's a fabulous book, fabulous movie. thanks to daniel day lewis. i feel like i know...
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and you will get the government stipend and you can choose which one you want. you may want to pay a little extra for fee for service or you may take the standard plan. >> that scares a lot of voters over the age of 65 when they hear there's going to be a change to the medicare plan, especially given the budget plan coming from paul ryan that says over the course of ten years that funding will be reduced by a third. that could really hurt mitt romney and paul ryan's chances of very key states where there are swing voters that are older. >> but 55 and above will not be affected at all. they will have medicare as they know it. so the elder people have nothing to fear. the people who are under 55, who wonder if we're going to have a health care system at all, i think will be emboldened to say i could have a choice between a fee-for-service plan or the standard plan, and i can choose whether i want to pay extra for that fee-for-service plan or i want the standard plan. i think people will like it when they see it and they will know -- >> you see the challenge there,
and you will get the government stipend and you can choose which one you want. you may want to pay a little extra for fee for service or you may take the standard plan. >> that scares a lot of voters over the age of 65 when they hear there's going to be a change to the medicare plan, especially given the budget plan coming from paul ryan that says over the course of ten years that funding will be reduced by a third. that could really hurt mitt romney and paul ryan's chances of very key...
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they are official statements and carry legal responsibilities, both to the federal government and to investors. they are statements that have to be trusted by investors. yeah, there are implications if people don't sign documents accurately or what they are saying isn't true. i'm not a legal expert and i think most of these cases end up in civil litigation and very much doubt whether there would be any kind of legal i am my indication here but they are serious statements. for candidates to face these kinds of questions when you're talking about official documents, that's not out of bounds at all. >> may not be a legal analyst but you are our nbc political analyst. thanks, richard. >>> the new report with the scandal going on behind the scenes. you'll hear outrageous claims there. >>> what to make of the first promising numbers in seven years? we're going to talk about an incredible journey, a 3-month-old kitten surviving a trip across the pacific with no food or water. it's a sweet little girl cat found inside a freight container in compton california, shipped from a boat from shangh
they are official statements and carry legal responsibilities, both to the federal government and to investors. they are statements that have to be trusted by investors. yeah, there are implications if people don't sign documents accurately or what they are saying isn't true. i'm not a legal expert and i think most of these cases end up in civil litigation and very much doubt whether there would be any kind of legal i am my indication here but they are serious statements. for candidates to face...
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one that the government can do more for you. and the other one about austerity. we've seen that play out in europe. and that is really the drawing the line of what this election is all about. >> a couple of the names we want to put out there as those being in consideration right now. tim pawlenty, kelly a yot but the one name that has waned somewhat is marco rubio. >> marco rubio is certainly somebody who a lot of people bring, they bring up a lot of national review also brought him up because diversity. he's also a rising star in the party. brings a lot of energy. but the problem with marco rubio is he's a risky pick. it doesn't seem like somebody who would fit into the mitt romney way of making decisions. of course, because of he's got his credit card issue in florida, he's only been in the senate for a couple years, so i think that he's probably a risky pick. if he didn't have sarah palin a couple years ago i think you might see mitt romney more likely to pick a rubio. because of sarah palin i think someone as risk averse as romney probably crosses him off the
one that the government can do more for you. and the other one about austerity. we've seen that play out in europe. and that is really the drawing the line of what this election is all about. >> a couple of the names we want to put out there as those being in consideration right now. tim pawlenty, kelly a yot but the one name that has waned somewhat is marco rubio. >> marco rubio is certainly somebody who a lot of people bring, they bring up a lot of national review also brought him...
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government workers a drag. it's been very much a mixed picture and bifurcated economy. if you don't have the skills to transfer into another job, you're probably on some form of federal support. >> i hope people don't think we're tooting our own horn. olympic ratings have been great, up 10% pretty much across the board from beijing. what do you attribute that too. >> not everybody thought that was going to happen, best numbers since the 1976 olympics in montreal. there have been exciting stories, michael phelps retiring, people thinking this may be the last opportunity to see him. missy franklin as you said becoming her own phenom. and as kevin tibbles has been saying comporting herself quite well and intense rivalry between the u.s. and china. there's been no shortage of controversy in the games as well. that may have excited people too. >> this hunger games effect talking about archery, that's like the cool, hip sport now. >> my 10-year-old son has been begging for a bow and arrow for some time now. he's not getting it -- >> smart dad. >> but it is quite something. it
government workers a drag. it's been very much a mixed picture and bifurcated economy. if you don't have the skills to transfer into another job, you're probably on some form of federal support. >> i hope people don't think we're tooting our own horn. olympic ratings have been great, up 10% pretty much across the board from beijing. what do you attribute that too. >> not everybody thought that was going to happen, best numbers since the 1976 olympics in montreal. there have been...
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divided government is a good time to solve hard problems. and in the next few days leaders in washington have an important responsibility to work together and do just that. >> two reports for you here at the top of the hour. nbc's luke russert and nbc's kristen welker look at the capitol, kristen at the white house. luke let's start with you. next 72 hours, what are they supposed to look like and what's happening right now? >> reporter: it's interesting, t.j. i'm here at an empty capitol hill. it really is. minority leader mitch mcconnell, majority leader hay harry reid are negotiating over some type of package to avert a large tax hike on the middle class. what the package would look like we don't know. over the next 72 hours we'll have the negotiation, between mcconnell and reid going to go onned to. tomorrow the house of representatives gavels back into session about 6:30 p.m. if there is to be a deal between reid and mcconnell it would most likely be presented to the house gop tomorrow. possibly we could have a vote late sunday night or
divided government is a good time to solve hard problems. and in the next few days leaders in washington have an important responsibility to work together and do just that. >> two reports for you here at the top of the hour. nbc's luke russert and nbc's kristen welker look at the capitol, kristen at the white house. luke let's start with you. next 72 hours, what are they supposed to look like and what's happening right now? >> reporter: it's interesting, t.j. i'm here at an empty...
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this is about the federal government in an overreach situation saying the federal government knows better than the individual. if the election is coming down to that, republicans will win that argument because people think they can make better decisions about their health care than the federal government can. >> mayor, kathleen parker writing in her latest op-ed in "the washington post," she said the health care law never would have made it through congress had the mandate averaoriginally called a tax, not a penalty. was this the best thing that could have happened for them, did they sneak in a win because it not being called a tax? >> if you follow that battle, i don't think anybody was sneaking in anything. the president put political expediency aside because he wanted to protect millions of people. president obama saw his mom who sacrificed a lot to raise him spending the last year of her life fighting for health care coverage. that's what he did for the american people. this isn't about politics. it's lousy politics. it seemed to northbound tto be election. it really is leadership. wh
this is about the federal government in an overreach situation saying the federal government knows better than the individual. if the election is coming down to that, republicans will win that argument because people think they can make better decisions about their health care than the federal government can. >> mayor, kathleen parker writing in her latest op-ed in "the washington post," she said the health care law never would have made it through congress had the mandate...
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one expert says maybe the real problem is our government. joining me is the author of "the reckoning" michael moran. glad you're here. your sentiments reflect one of those tweets. you wrote about in an article this week asking if the economy is too complicated for our government. the u.s. constitution, is that outdated? >> well, as a template to cleave to with both hands and never, ever veer it from, it would be hard to argue that they would write it exactly the same way today with today's problems as they did then. for instance, certainly slavery would survive, we would hope. there was a variety of things that are obvious that wouldn't survive. but what i was concerned with in that blog post that you referenced is essentially that we've got ton the point where economics and global economics in particular, have such complex rules that it's not just the average voter who doesn't understand it anymore but it's the people they send to congress, the people they send to the white house, who are supposed to be thinking on their behalf. they don't
one expert says maybe the real problem is our government. joining me is the author of "the reckoning" michael moran. glad you're here. your sentiments reflect one of those tweets. you wrote about in an article this week asking if the economy is too complicated for our government. the u.s. constitution, is that outdated? >> well, as a template to cleave to with both hands and never, ever veer it from, it would be hard to argue that they would write it exactly the same way today...
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government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >>> >> and new today, congressman peter king on the controversy. >> i agree with chambliss. if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed al declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to declare war against japan today. the times have changed. ronald reagan and tip o'neil recognized that in the '80s. everything should be on the table. >> joining me, ed and david. thank you for joining me. >> good to see you, alex. >> you heard representative king on "meet the press" saying that he agrees on the pledge to not raise taxes. >> if you look at exit polling, people want to see democrats and republicans working together. you talk to them over and over again and voters say that and expect it. you see lawmakers since they have returned saying that they want to work together and one of the ways is that whether it was on taxes o
government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >>> >> and new today, congressman peter king on the controversy. >> i agree with chambliss. if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed al declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to declare war against japan today. the times have changed. ronald reagan and tip o'neil...
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. >> i don't believe in big government, but i believe in effective governmental action and i believe that's the only way the united states is going to maintain it's freedom. >> that's from the first ever televised presidential debate, 70 million americans watched this kennedy-nixon showdown with historians say turned the tied for the senator from massachusetts. >> ike for president. ike for president. you like ike. >> that's one of the most memorable campaign ads ever. in 1952, dwight eisenhower was the first to run the single on tv. those are your number ones on weekends with alex witt. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com.
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. >> you can't expect me and people in this government to do what we need to do to protect you and your family if we don't have the tools we think are necessary. >> okay. which is always a difficult scenario when you have the leader of the free world in the secret service so you really can't do it back. i think any time you go to the white house and do a live interview with the president of the united states, it requires a certain level of concentration. and you don't want to mess that up. you have to bring your a-game. those are always hard. but they can be incredibly rewarding. >> did you and president bush make amends in any way? i look at that picture of you, and he's signed a picture of you saying, nice abs. >> we have a very good relationship. it was just a particularly contentious subject. it was just at the time when people were questioning the necessity and the legality of the secret cia sites where terror suspects were being interrogated with enhanced interrogation techniques. and he felt very strongly that this was necessary. he didn't want to go into too many details because
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the country, there's no central governing authority. it's hard to get into benghazi and investigate exactly what happened. >> thank you very much for giving us a good view of what's going on there, mike viqueira. >>> for more on all this i'm joined by "washington post" reporter and reporter for roll call. welcome. david i want to get to the situation in libya with you. is there any regret inside the white house how they've handled this? >> i don't know if regret is the right word. but they have made it more difficult on themselves. they said in the early hours after this thing happened, this incident happened there was a lot of things they were trying to figure out. they didn't have all the answers. they were still investigations to be done. but since then and since this has started to dribble out here and there, the white house has changed its tune as mike said. the press secretary and hillary clinton have now called it a terrorist attack. the president has not done so yet publicly. what the white house has not really done is come out
the country, there's no central governing authority. it's hard to get into benghazi and investigate exactly what happened. >> thank you very much for giving us a good view of what's going on there, mike viqueira. >>> for more on all this i'm joined by "washington post" reporter and reporter for roll call. welcome. david i want to get to the situation in libya with you. is there any regret inside the white house how they've handled this? >> i don't know if regret...
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the government certainly wouldn't let you in. but the free syrian army said okay, pass through this checkpoint. >> this time i went to turkey and crossed over the border into rebel-controlled areas. and you pass through turkish immigration and walk through this sort of no man's land. and then the free syrian army folks who look at your passport. they say welcome. and that's about it. then you're in syria. >> and what goes through your mind? you're in syria. that's not a place a lot of people want to be right now. >> look, i spent a lot of my time pretty scared, frankly, reporting in the case of syria i was in an area that was rebel -- clearly rebel controlled. and so it wasn't as risky as it sounds. and people always look at me, my job and think oh, boy how dangerous. meanwhile, i always think of those photographers and camera crews who are out there. i mean when they hear gunfire their rule is to immediately rush toward the gunfire. and my basic rule of traveling in war zones you never accept a ride from a photographer because t
the government certainly wouldn't let you in. but the free syrian army said okay, pass through this checkpoint. >> this time i went to turkey and crossed over the border into rebel-controlled areas. and you pass through turkish immigration and walk through this sort of no man's land. and then the free syrian army folks who look at your passport. they say welcome. and that's about it. then you're in syria. >> and what goes through your mind? you're in syria. that's not a place a lot...
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all three well two branchs of government. yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com. because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> let's go to the world's busiest arab. gabe gutierrez is in atlanta for us. aren't most people gone for their holiday destinations or is it travel time today too? >> reporter: hey, alex pap lot of people are leaving right now. traffic is moving pretty well. the only reported delay or major delay throughout the country at airplanes right now is in san francisco because of some weather moving there. otherwise throughout the countritis looking pretty good. it's been pretty painless at majo
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government. here is what we are hearing from the white house. we are deeply concerned by initial reports of this incident and we are monitoring the situation closely. we understand that the president has been briefed, alex, obviously that -- this is -- horrible situation and horrible time. the president just had another in a series of teleconference was hamid karzai over the course of the last couple of days. of course, this comes after that incident of the inadver ten koran burning. the killings of u.s. soldiers there in retaliation for that, there are a number of back and forth issues here between the united states and afghanistan and the president said that u.s. troops will be withdrawn from a lead combat role by the end of 2014. they were negotiating that. there is talk of an earlier withdrawal and now we have a response from across the political spectrum in washington. john mccain, of course, senior member of the senate armed services committee had this to say. >> obviously it is a terrible situation that happened there and it is -- it is o
government. here is what we are hearing from the white house. we are deeply concerned by initial reports of this incident and we are monitoring the situation closely. we understand that the president has been briefed, alex, obviously that -- this is -- horrible situation and horrible time. the president just had another in a series of teleconference was hamid karzai over the course of the last couple of days. of course, this comes after that incident of the inadver ten koran burning. the...
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it's all about his view of how to govern the country better than the president has governed it. that's not a high hurdle but he's talking about taking us down the road of continuing american excellence and exceptionalism versus the obama path. that's the message that i think needs to be delivered and he's delivering it effectively. >> do you think new hampshire's status is such an independently minded state gets diluted at all if they go the way of iowa and elect mitt romney. >> iowa has very little impact here in our state. we do tend to be very independent. the one thing that you can predict about new hampshire is unpredictable. obviously the polls are very positive for mitt romney. especially by independent voters, independents get to vote in new hampshire which is a big difference from iowa and i happen to think that mitt romney appeals to the independent vote here in new hampshire because he is delivering this message of fiscal responsibility. and new hampshire can do unpredictable things. my guess is that mitt will run well. >> governor, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> w
it's all about his view of how to govern the country better than the president has governed it. that's not a high hurdle but he's talking about taking us down the road of continuing american excellence and exceptionalism versus the obama path. that's the message that i think needs to be delivered and he's delivering it effectively. >> do you think new hampshire's status is such an independently minded state gets diluted at all if they go the way of iowa and elect mitt romney. >>...
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government and an unjust military commission system. alex? >> all right, nbc's michael isikoff, thank you. economic troubles here and abroad, fueling voter anger in france, today's runoff will decide who leads the country for next five years. and early polls suggest president nicolas sarkozy is on his way out. socialist candidate, fran choice hollande beat nicolas sarkozy by half a million votes in the first round of balloting last month. >>> today a friend of chen guangcheng said he's in good spirits as he waits permission to leave for the u.s. he became a symbol for civil rights in china. and recently he escaped house arrest and took refuge in the u.s. embassy, sparking a tussle between the two countries. >> hello, alex, chen guangcheng, his wife and two children are still in a beijing hospital where he's been treated for a broken foot which happened during his dramatic escape from house arrest. friends who have spoken to him today he's in good spirits and has met with government officials. friday's outline agreement under which chen and hi
government and an unjust military commission system. alex? >> all right, nbc's michael isikoff, thank you. economic troubles here and abroad, fueling voter anger in france, today's runoff will decide who leads the country for next five years. and early polls suggest president nicolas sarkozy is on his way out. socialist candidate, fran choice hollande beat nicolas sarkozy by half a million votes in the first round of balloting last month. >>> today a friend of chen guangcheng...
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i think the greater problem is the government is spending too much money. we took in about $2 trillion this year. this year alone. we're spending $3.7 trillion. that's a $1.7 trillion deficit this year, not over ten years. we have an immediate need to cut the spending. and taxing -- you cannot tax the rich enough -- you can't tax the middle class enough, you can't tax even governor rendell enough to make this problem go away. >> and i agree with that. we need to cut spending. we need to look at entitlements. but we also -- there's not anybody out there who's sane who doesn't think we need to increase our revenue. >> back to you, chip, when we take a look at that chart, when you look at the buffett rule and if that does come to pass, that's a significant amount there. we're looking at a quarter of a trillion dollars over ten years. that's something. >> over ten years. i love it when president obama talks about the buffett rule yet he's going to pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. and there was nothing to prevent him from throwing in another $50,000 or $
i think the greater problem is the government is spending too much money. we took in about $2 trillion this year. this year alone. we're spending $3.7 trillion. that's a $1.7 trillion deficit this year, not over ten years. we have an immediate need to cut the spending. and taxing -- you cannot tax the rich enough -- you can't tax the middle class enough, you can't tax even governor rendell enough to make this problem go away. >> and i agree with that. we need to cut spending. we need to...
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and government spending. having arguably vetoed more legislation than the other 49 governors in the country combined. >> let me ask this another way. you are a former republican. would you prefer to see a reelection obama? issues paul-fest. same liberties. growing police state in this country. elect a democrat, elect a republican? i'm going to argue the police grow. argue that closer if not ruin. "abortion." gop platform on that came into question when they spoke out against congressman todd akin's comment on legitimate rape and abortion. do you think that is going to status over it? issue. choose. really passed a biology class simply as basic as high school level. it was ridiculous. but with regard to the debates, in. e asking the vote president. polls, which i was reaction johnson? here is disagree. this. with.com. before minutes. candidate views. have test. you know thank you for always sharing thoughts. as always. >> a.thank you very much. >>> the middle class takes more economic hits. how are both partie
and government spending. having arguably vetoed more legislation than the other 49 governors in the country combined. >> let me ask this another way. you are a former republican. would you prefer to see a reelection obama? issues paul-fest. same liberties. growing police state in this country. elect a democrat, elect a republican? i'm going to argue the police grow. argue that closer if not ruin. "abortion." gop platform on that came into question when they spoke out against...
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i think that there are a lot of people who are very energized by calls for smaller government. i think this president overplayed his hand in 2009 and 2010. just like bill clinton overplayed his hand in 1993 and 1994. and elected guys like me. you know, the tea party is really more of the same. the tea party is a combination of what elected means in '94, which is a combination of very conservative republicans, and perot supporters. i spent more time in '93 and '94 going to united we stand meetings, which the perot group which survived ross perot's very shaky campaign, and i knew that sort of the wine and cheese republicans, the establishment republicans, would never vote for me but they also knew that i would get enough of what really was then sort of the tea party contingent. you know, the party plus the independents that supported perot. to put me over the top. and it did. >> can i ask you, you brought up something that this just popped to mind. with your father being who he is in the carter administration, you being a democrat, you've got these two brothers, one of whom works
i think that there are a lot of people who are very energized by calls for smaller government. i think this president overplayed his hand in 2009 and 2010. just like bill clinton overplayed his hand in 1993 and 1994. and elected guys like me. you know, the tea party is really more of the same. the tea party is a combination of what elected means in '94, which is a combination of very conservative republicans, and perot supporters. i spent more time in '93 and '94 going to united we stand...
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people don't blik government bloat. the real people it concerns are the workers because it will obviously result in some redundancies. they've said they'll let people go by attrition, but that's a concern for people here inside the beltway, but that doesn't concern most actual voters. >> joe, the president talking insourcing. he wants to bring the u.s. jobs back from overseas to change the tax code to incentivise domestic. how can they argue with these moves? >> he's making some very, very good points. the question becomes does he have the capacity to actually get it done. he hasn't shown the deftness as a president to get things through congress although some of the proposals are helpful. this is a proposal that many republicans would agree with, but the ability to get it through congress especially in an election year is questionable. >> how about this, goldie, streamlining washington and bringing jobs back to the u.s., are these plit canal winners? >> they are political winners, but joe is right. what can the preside
people don't blik government bloat. the real people it concerns are the workers because it will obviously result in some redundancies. they've said they'll let people go by attrition, but that's a concern for people here inside the beltway, but that doesn't concern most actual voters. >> joe, the president talking insourcing. he wants to bring the u.s. jobs back from overseas to change the tax code to incentivise domestic. how can they argue with these moves? >> he's making some...
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by looking at reducing the spending of the government. and going, taking another look at. >> the burden of the health care law. he's emphasized the role of small businesses, 20% tax cuts across the board, looking at capping the regulations that are stymieing the ability of small business owners to get back and invest in the market. there are a number of things that romney has put out there, more that's going to come. this will be a grand debate. not just a grand bargain. about the direction and focus of the country. >> to both of them i would say let's get past the noise. focus on what people want and how you're going to solve the problems. >> i would love to have you give me a pollster perspective. a new poll finds that president obama and mitt romney are dead even on who better understands the economy. it also finds a strong majority of voters think that the president better understands the problems faced by ordinary americans can. that tlans fehr to votes? or is it just people saying the president is a nice guy? >> it absolutely transf
by looking at reducing the spending of the government. and going, taking another look at. >> the burden of the health care law. he's emphasized the role of small businesses, 20% tax cuts across the board, looking at capping the regulations that are stymieing the ability of small business owners to get back and invest in the market. there are a number of things that romney has put out there, more that's going to come. this will be a grand debate. not just a grand bargain. about the...